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Ms Hope went on to claim that Buckfield, with a group of friends, took one of the drunk girls back to his parents’ house where he was living at the time and encouraged her into his room, before removing her clothes against her will and forcibly having sex with her.

Simon Buckfield pictured in 2008 when he was the owner of Club 2K

The prosecution alleged that the shocked girl then lay on the bed while Buckfield left the room before he came back and did the same thing again.

The guilt of what is said to have happened “ate away at her” but, some years later, the victim told police she did have consensual ‘revenge’ sex with Buckfield in an alleyway, insulting his performance to get back at him - an encounter he denies.

The remaining charges relating to the other girl are alleged to have taken place when the girl was under 14 and Buckfield was in his early 30s.

Ms Hope said that she had no real confidence, but was flattered when told by Buckfield that she was pretty.

“She wanted a boyfriend, but not sex, and was invited to drink neat Archers, making her feel grown up and special,” said Ms Hope.

“It started with kissing, heavy petting and touching over clothes. He did whatever he wanted and took whatever he wanted.”

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Ms Hope said that, when the girl said no to sex, Buckfield raped her anyway.

Again, Buckfield is said to have sex with the girl some years later, an assertion Ms Hope says happened as “she still had feelings for him”.

After the completion of Ms Hope’s closing argument defence barrister Simon Laws QC immediately set about discrediting the claims, saying the prosecution’s case is based on “nothing but words” and, as the alleged offences took place many years ago, there are many things he can’t rely on in terms of defence such as his mum and dad no longer being alive and able to say if anybody was in the house.

During the trial a number of Buckfield’s friends, who the victim says could have been present that day, took to the stand and said they were not there and that Buckfield’s parents were very strict on who was allowed to enter the home.

It was claimed the victim made up the story of consensual revenge sex and later appeared to get on well with him.

Mr Laws claimed that parts of the story of the second victim, such as him leaving a darts match to assault her, didn’t add up given Buckfield’s friends all stated he never left them during an evening out.

Mr Laws said: “Why did she have sex with him later in life? Of all the men in the world why this one? It doesn’t fit with the story.”

Mr Laws described it as a "childish crush" before highlighting inconsistencies with the story she told police, such as whether or not contraception was used.

The jury will be sent out to consider its verdict on either Wednesday afternoon or on Thursday morning.